Introduction

A 1995 BBC documentary about the British Army’s Royal Military Police.

Outline

This BBC1 television series focuses on a corps of the Army which is not its most popular branch, and has evolved as a separate, self-reliant group, content that the man in the street knows very little about them.

Now, opening their doors to the outside world, the Royal Military Police (RMP) show who they are, how they operate, and how they compare with the civilian police force.

The documentary follows the progress of selected cases from the time the duty room receives a call, through to the solving of the crime and the punishment of the soldier involved.

It explores the “policing” side of their duties, as well as the detective work which is carried out by the Special Investigation Branch (SIB), often dealing with violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and suicide.

Viewers learn of the RMP’s investigations of white-collar fraud in the Army, their processing of allegations against the Army in Northern Ireland, and how they deal with life under fire and in the face of war atrocities.

Redcaps Series

• Episode 01: Cake Tins for Kohima.
• Episode 02: Blood, Beer and Tears.
• Episode 03: One of Our Tables is Missing.
• Episode 04: Indecent Assault.
• Episode 05: A Lost Innocence.
• Episode 06: [Title Unknown].

Production & Filming Details

• Narrator(s): Tom Wilkinson.
• Producer(s): Kevin Mann, Roger Mills and Edward Mirzoeff.
• Release Date: 16 November 1995 to 22 February 1996.
• Running Time: 60 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.